The answer could be that how his family and White House mislead the public about his illness. James Reston comments that journalists do not take the health of candidates seriously and that needs to change.
Totalitarianism and authoriatrianism because Totalitarianism is a form of authoriatrianism.
Portugal had been part of a long struggle to force Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula
Everyone has a stake in the public policies enacted by federal, state, and local governments. Many citizens and groups try to influence public policy through the political process by supporting candidates and political parties. That's a good way to make a positive impact, but not the best way.
Thomas Hobbes revived the idea and it was developed in different ways by John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and Immanuel Kant